Pediatric Orthopaedics ACGME case minimums
The ACGME publishes no minimum case numbers for Pediatric Orthopaedics. Fellows log their cases in the 12 categories below, and each row shows an em-dash rather than a zero because no number is published for it.
By Chris, CA-1, anesthesiology
Pediatric Orthopaedics minimums by category
| Category |
|---|
| FOOT AND ANKLE DEFORMITY (EXCLUDES CLUBFOOT) |
| CLUBFOOT |
| LIMB DEFORMITY (INCLUDES LENGTH DISCREPANCY AND DERANGED GROWTH) |
| SPINE DEFORMITY |
| TRAUMA UPPER LIMB |
| TREATMENT OF SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURES |
| TRAUMA LOWER LIMB |
| OPEN TREATMENT OF FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURE |
| HIP (RECONSTRUCTION AND OTHER, EXCLUDES DDH) |
| Hip (Developmental Dysplasia) |
| SOFT TISSUE: TRANSFER, LENGTHENING AND RELEASE |
| TREATMENT OF INFECTION |
Pediatric Orthopaedics · ACGME specialty 265.
Capnolog counts these live for anesthesiology and neurological surgery; other specialties are reference only.
What counts toward a minimum?
- Fellows log each case by procedure code and by their role in it.
- The Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery sets these requirements.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Case Log guidelines, November 2015
- Program Requirements, July 1, 2026
Capnolog is independent of the ACGME. Where a number here and the ACGME's own document disagree, the document is right.